Register Your Team

Registration:

• Team registration is online only
• Team registration fee -$250 if you don’t have a sponsor. If you have a sponsor, the team registration fee is included in the sponsorship. See all sponsorship details by clicking “BECOME A SPONSOR” on our homepage. 
• Team registration deadline is March 22, 2021.
• Review all rules and regulation before you register your team.

When you register please be prepared with the following:

• Team Name
• Team photo (a team photo or something that represents your team)
• Your fundraising goal (how much you would like to raise between sponsorships and online votes)
• Your sponsor (If you do not have a sponsor you will be asked to pay the $250 team registration fee)
• Your sponsors contact information

Once you register your team then your team photo will link to your own team page. This page will allow you to:
Tell your story and track your fundraising. It will display your goal and it will automatically update whenever someone votes. If people would like to donate to your team but they don’t want to donate online, please let us know and we can adjust your total so that it is accurate.
 
Team Rules and Guidelines:

• All dance styles are welcome. Please keep all dance moves, costumes and song selections family friendly. Big Sky Senior Services reserves the right to disqualify a video that it deems inappropriate.
• Age: no age limits
• Team size: Minimum of three dancers and maximum number of dancers is dependent on space large enough to be compliant with Covid-19 Safety Regulations.   
• Members: Teams may be all men, all women, men & women mixed, seniors, adults, and children who can perform at the group’s  chosen level.
• Music Selection-Please choose family friendly music with no profanity. If you are using a tutorial the group may use the music traditional for that dance or pick a different selection of music if they feel it will enhance their performance.
• Tutorials- If you would like to use one of the dance tutorials we provide, you can base your entire routine off the tutorial or get creative and add your own flair. To help our judges know what types of dances to anticipate, we ask that you identify which tutorial you are using when you register your team, if you are using a tutorial.  

Tutorials:
Feel free to check out these tutorial links. You can base your routine off of one of the routines or come up with your own choreography.
CHA-CHA
EZ Havana Line Dance (Absolute Beginner Level) - YouTube
Sway Mambo Line Dance (Improver) Junghye Yoon, Korea Demo & Count l 라인댄스 - YouTube

Foxtrot
Fortune Foxtrot- Line Dance (Rise & Fall) Intermediate )Jo Thompson Szymanski (3- - YouTube
59.Come Dance With Me line dance(Beginner Foxtrot) Jo Thompson - YouTube

Salsa
Mambo Italiano- Line Dance(Beginner)Susan Prats - YouTube
Simple Salsa A Salsa Line Dance - YouTube
 
Tango
Jo 'n Jo Tango - Line Dance Jo Thompson Szymanski - YouTube
Quizas Tango | Quizàs.. by Andrea Bocelli & Jennifer Lopez (High Beginner) line dance - YouTube
 
Waltz
Ella's Waltz - Line Dance (Dance & Teach in English & 中文) - YouTube
Rita's Waltz - From Scooter Lee's 'Best Of' Line Dance DVD - YouTube
 
West Coast Swing
Mario Robau West Coast Swing Linedance with Brian B - YouTube
West Coast Line Dance
 
Western
Tush Push Line Dance
Watermelon Crawl Line Dance Instruction

Dance recording Rules and Guideline:

• We will accept previously recorded dance routines used for different competitions as long as it meets all the guidelines.
• Dances do not have to be performed on a stage, etc. Feel free to use your creativity.
• Video Length: The music time limit is 3 min or less. (Edit music and choreography to comply. No penalty for less than three minutes, but penalty for going over the three minute limit – 1 point per judge). You may introduce your team and your reason for supporting Big Sky Senior Services at the end of the video, but please limit the overall video to 4 min.
• One routine per group/team.
• Continuous Take - You can edit, if you choose, for multiple camera angles.  However, be sure the dance is done in one continuous take and not recorded a piece at a time.
• Horizontal Shot - Please record on your smart phones horizontally and ensure all dancers can be seen.
• Sound - Be sure that your music is near to your recording device, so the sound quality is good.
• Quality - Please use High Definition Cameras.  Most smart phones fall in that range as long as they are not more than 5 years old.  1080p is the preferred quality.

Submitting your video:

• Step One: upload your video to YouTube or another service that you can provide a link for us to access your video.
• Step Two: enter your video link by clicking here.
• Video Deadline: Videos can be submitted beginning Feb. 15, 2021. Videos must be submitted by April 23, 2021 (11pm MST)
• All dance recordings will be compiled and uploaded by BSSS to our website on May 1st and People’s Choice voting will continue until May 16th.

Judging-
1. Technicality (25 possible points) – Style, Footwork, Ability (difficulty of movement)
2. Presentation (25 possible points) – Poise, Expression, *Costume, Presences, Personality, *Showmanship
3. Execution (25 possible points) – *Precision, Rhythm, Timing, Continuity of movement, *Synchronization
4. *Choreography (25 possible points) – Quality of movement, *Creativity, Originality
Definitions
Costume – Is the style of dress consistent with the music and/or does the dress compliment the sponsor?  Must be tasteful and family appropriate. Flashy okay but, be careful.
Showmanship/Enthusiasm/Energy – Is the performance upbeat, does it have attitude, is it graceful, or un? Are the dancers able to project excitement while they perform?  Is the attitude consistent with the chosen dance? (i.e. Tango-power & strength, Waltz-flow & smooth movement, Salsa-excitement & flexibility, Western-excitement and fun, etc.)
Precision/Execution – How well does the group keep spacing, good posture, hand & foot movements, claps-jumps-stomps-turns together, and dance in time with music.
Synchronization/Teamwork - Is the group moving together and keeping in step? Lines and formations should move as one.
Choreography – Are the steps/movements of the routine of a planned design? Did the group display variations and creative elements?
Creativity/Originality - Does the group display imagination and does the group take the basic pattern to an elevated level?
 
​See who our judges are by clicking here 
 
Awards:
1. A judge panel will award the following and more!
1st place in the Beginner Category
1st place in the Intermediate/Advanced Category
Overall Dance Team*
Best Costume
Most Creative Use of Sponsor Logo

2.Online Public Voting
For $5/vote fans can cast their vote for their favorite team at www.BigSkySeniorServices.org

• The People’s Choice winner* will be awarded to the team that raises the most money between Sponsors and votes
• People’s Choice voting will be open from Feb 15th -May 16th.
• Winners will be announced on our website and Facebook page May 18th, 2021

* The People's Choice Award and Overall Dance Award winners team photo and sponsor logos will be featured on a billboard located at Rimrock Rd and North 27th Ave in Billings for the month of June.
 
Helpful Team Tips

• Assign a team captain to register the team, schedule practices, and submit the video.
• Determine a fundraising goal as a team and utilize social media to spread the word and gain support. The campaign homepage and your team page can easily be shared by clicking on the share button on the upper right hand corner of the page.
• Once you register your team, your team captain will be sent an email link to set up your team web page.

This page will allow you to:
Tell your story and display your team photo
Track your fundraising (it will display your goal and it will automatically update whenever someone votes). If people would like to donate to your team but they don’t want to donate online, please let us know and once we receive their check or cash we can adjust your online total so that it is accurate.
 
Please reach out to us with any questions. Contact Val Young at preventionofelderabuse@gmail.com
or by phone at 406-861-2144

Register Your Team